Jim McCarty
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James Stanley McCarty (born 25 July 1943)[1] is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance.[2] Following Chris Dreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013, McCarty became the only founding member to still tour in the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of the Yardbirds.
Early life
He was born at Walton Hospital in Liverpool, England,[1] but his family moved to London when he was two years old. He attended Hampton School in Hampton where Paul Samwell-Smith was a fellow pupil. When playing with the early Yardbirds, he worked as a clerk for the stockbroking firm Phillips & Drew in the City of London.[3][4]
Career
McCarty has performed and recorded with the Yardbirds, Together, Renaissance, Shoot, Illusion, the Yardbirds reunion band Box of Frogs, Stairway, the British Invasion All-Stars, and Pilgrim, as well as under his own name and as the Jim McCarty Band.[1] Since 1992 he has been playing with the reformed Yardbirds. McCarty has released three solo albums : Out of the Dark (1994), Sitting on the Top of Time (2009), and Walking in the Wild Land. (2018)
References
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Bibliography
- Yardbirds (John Platt, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty) Sidgwick & Jackson, 1983. Template:ISBN
- Yardbirds : The Ultimate Rave-Up (Greg Russo) Crossfire Publications, 1997. Template:ISBN
- The Yardbirds (Alan Clayson) Backbeat Books, 2002. Template:ISBN
- Nobody Told Me: My Life with the Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories (Jim McCarty with Dave Thompson), 2018. Template:ISBN
External links
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- Jim McCarty's website
- Extensive interview with Jim McCarty
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- People educated at Hampton School
- English rock drummers
- English male drummers
- English autobiographers
- The Yardbirds members
- Musicians from Liverpool
- British rhythm and blues boom musicians
- Renaissance (band) members
- Box of Frogs members
- People from Walton, Liverpool
- Illusion (band) members